erm it says “by the oatmeal” right at the top just under the title, which is pretty much the best reference you could ever do. It even has the website url, to the right under the title graphic. So not exactly taking credit…. at all, in any way shape or form. Obviously he has reposted it, in order to show his own readers something he thought was cool, but that is entirely within his rights to do so. So I don’t really know what your problem is.

can’t you be happy that there is a happy person in the world? or maybe they fake their happiness hoping someone will feel a bit happy on their own with a little encouragement? you can’t really be upset cuz someone is happy al the time. they could be miserable all the time. would that be better? hope not.

“The Philosopher” – not that its not cool. One friend posts incredibly deep and thought provoking status messages. This can also be the “Only friend you actually have” or “If this was your only friend- you would still be cool”.